“Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries—but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was.”
-Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
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Are there any books that you’ll never get tired of reading no matter how many times?
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I do have. It’s #Coraline by #NeilGaiman ❤️ I will never get tired of reading it. 🌹
Toodles! 🙌🏻

: MAKE FANTASTIC MISTAKES :
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
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#TheodoreRoosevelt
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Art by @broken_isnt_bad
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#crownworks#mondaymood#daregreatly#makefantasticmistakes#wisdomofthefool#justbegin#roosevelt#neilgaiman#makegoodart

Day 18 of #marchmeetthemaker INSPIRATION
I get mine everywhere so I chose a load of stuff to share:
Psychedelic posters - I only recently realised what an impact this style has on my work!
Music - I listen to music a lot when I work - and it’s inspiring to listen to your chums making music @pedestrianzero@roosradio
Friends - I have some very special peeps in my life ❤️
This one kills two birds with one photo - @chris_riddell - inspiring, brilliant and super chap and @neilhimself my most favouritest writer.
Jan Pienkowski - my nan had Haunted House which now lives in my house.
Another twofer- All things Harry Potter and the wonderful illustrator Jim Kay ( who also represents the many illustrators I adore).
My family. ‘Nuff said. They’re awesome.
Pop up books - especially Robert Sabuda.
This last one is a threefer- all things fantasy (films, books, if I can get lost in it I love it) and sci-fi, Lord of the Rings and New Zealand (fun fact: our wedding rings were made by Jena Hansen - the designers and makers of the one true ring!).

4 hours ago216

Neil Gaiman - Furtunately, The Milk
I bought this just bcause I love Neil Gaiman for so long.
Meg Cabot - Royal Wedding
I bought this because I’m curious the story is different from the movie.
Jojo Moyes - The Girl You Leave Behind
I bought this because my sister said Jojo moyes is good (she already read Me Before You and watch the movie, since I had none ahahah) and I believe her. Ahahahaha
Thankyou @gramedia.com for your discount, even I waited for a month for this. 😂😂😘😘 #bookishlife#bookstagram#bookworm#bookwormclub#jojomoyes#megcabot#neilgaiman

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! From my @galeydownthepath : The Log Lady and XENA!! From my @thehistoryb0yphotography : The Graveyard Book and Maleficent!! From my mum: Once Upon a Time S6 and Keeping Up Appearances!! Every day should start with a pile of presents. 😊🌈🎁🎂🍰🎉🎈

Didn’t know one of my fav author writes for children too. Hopefully JR likes it. Then I’ll hunt for all his books for him 😬 #neilgaiman#hegotmeatStardust

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The last time I borrowed a book from the library was probably more than 15 years ago. Last Saturday, thanks to the KLBAC Meet held in a cafe at the Damansara Community Library, I signed up as a member!
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And the first book I borrowed was Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. The book had been shelved a few days earlier and I was it’s lucky first borrower! Of course I will end up buying this book in the future because it’s Neil Gaiman. But I’ll probably buy the UK version of the book. 😄
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So I’m planning to start this book later today. How many of you have read this? What are you reading this week?

Neil Gaiman is my absolute favorite author. After discovering my love for his work, I find myself subconsciously looking for reflections or similarities in other books. He has a way of juggling the dark, strange, and often far too familiar realities of the world with just the right amount of dry humor and lovable characters. Somehow, despite how he presents his stories- with characters who are often reluctant to be a main character at all, that have thus far loved boring and unfulfilling lives mixed with perspectives dark and evil and twisted- I always finish his novels, short stories, and poems the same way many of his main characters finish their adventures: with the feeling that the magical and strange are much more real than they were before, with a brief respite back into our world, and then with the tugging, longing need to return.
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